Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-19
yna crimes BiIl-Exciiing Debate.


nroceedines OF the British House of Com
mons we're the governments refusal to re-
woke the suspension of Mr.. Healy, the
agreement of the House to the second read
irc of the coercioa bill, and Mr.. Parnells
statement characterizlOg as forgery the
Latter attributed to HMM the Times yesterday
morning. The Healy incident was brought
mn bv Mr.. Sexton who asked whether tho
government would consent to rescind the
snspension of Mr.. Healy, and Mr.. W. ID.
Smith. first lord of the treasury, replied that
it would be utterly out of the question,
when no apology had been given, to rescind
the suspension.
Mr.. Sexton, continuing, said that in the
absence of Mr. Hea|y he was authorized 1or
him to say that if Major Sauncerson win
drew the offensive charges to which MT.
Healey's language was in reply, Mr.. Heaiy
would withdraw the expressions ueelpeo ny
the House offensive. he then moved lnM
Mr. HeaIv be heard at the bar OF the House.
The Speaker declared that that could not
he done. and Mr.. Sexton thereupon asked
Major Saunderson to withdraw his asser-
lions regarding Mr.. Healy, and which had
exasperated him into making the responses
for which he was suspended.
Major Saunderson remaining silent, MIR.
Gladstone put to him direct the question
whether he was prepared to render the
House any assistance ty the withdrawal OF
his offensive expressions. The conserva:
lives cried out mo ~ "No !" Don't ]"
Don't ~
Major Saunderson then arose and said he
had never alluded to Mr. Healy directly or
indire ctly, because he had felt, as regards
Mr.. Healy, that he was unable to subsianti-
ate the charges so as to bring conviction to
the minds of members of the House. Cries
of "Heat!n "Hcai" The matter was then
dropped.
debate on the Irish crimes act amendment
bill. said that Major Saunderson had charged
him with direct completely in crime. If
the accusation were we'll founded, why did
the Irish viceroy approve his present ap.
pointment as high sheriff of Dublin? Did
Major Sounderson, in pointing to him:
| Sexton mean in reality to embarrass Col.
King. Hartman, against whom the mejor had
recently unsuccessfully competed for the
new government Office of parliamentary
under secretary for Ireland? (Parnellite
cheers. For Sheridan and Col. King. Har.
man once canvassed the same constituency
together. Mr.. Egan also, the treasurer OF
the old land league was at one time an IN.
innate friend ofCol. King CHAIRMAN. Cheers:
They were fellow-members of the council
of the home-rule league. Not only that,
| Mr.. Egan wrote for the colonel his political
address to the electors Laughter If past
association with men charged With crime
meant completely in that CRIME, which side
of the house was the deepest 10 assassina-
ton? Major Saunderson's attack was both
mean and cowardy. 1t did not contain
direct and explicit charges, but it was COM
posed of insinuatons founded on scandalous
rumors. When exposed to the light of day
not rag of those scandalous fabrications
would hold together-not one OF them
would remain, whether they took the shape
of simple lie.or that of a manifest, clumsy
and malignant forgery. Parneilite cheers. J
Referring to the bill under consideration
Mr.. Sexton said it aimed to sweep away at
one full sgoop all the cherished rights Of
the people. 1t was justified by nothing in
the condition of Ireland. The boycotling
ract;cad nv the Irish people arose natural
| iy from the irrepressble growth OF Irish
public opinion. The only way TO do with.
cut it was TO obtain for the laws governing
the people of Ireland the sympathy OF those
people.
Mr.. Sexton, continuing, said that it was
absurd 10 attempt to suppress cody so
strong in the hearts of the Irish, and SO pow
erfully supported in Ireland and America as
the National League, which, so far from be-
ing an accessory to and inciter OF crime:
labored to put it down. If the bill was
passed it would happily hasten the ruin OF
the government. The day which saw the
downfall of the government would witness
the cessation of coercion. Cheers.
Lord Harrington, who on rising was greet.
ed with cheers, said the House had heard
the only answer which MIR. Sexton thought
necessary and sufficient to meet the charges
against him and his friends, made chiefly moi
within, but outside the House. Could the
House accept that answer as sufficient :?
Was the bare denial of the existence OF any
proof any kind of response at all to make
to evidence supporting the accusation !?
Cheers He had himself publicly declared
that there was connection between the
Irish party in Parliament and Fenian as
ISOLATION in America, and ne had expected
that Mr.. Parneil. when Parliament met,
would deny the accusation, and state the
grounds of his denial.
Mr.. Parnell interrupting-"1 stated that
| III Was lnlS6. say gu SUN. NdSOt3'l
Lord Harrington "A blank denial in the
face of opposing proof is worth nothing.
The ststements made in the Times have been
widely circulated and have never been
shown TO be wrong. and the letter printed
in this mornings Times has justified every
syllable uttered in associating the Irish par
ty with the Fenian society. Ford, Egan,
Brannan and Sullivan were the Fenian
leaders, and the statements OF the Times
proved conclusivey that conatant communi.
cations passed between Mr.. Parnell and
these persons"
Mr.. Parnell-"Will the noble lord give his
reasons fer supposing these gentlemen to be
leaders of the Fenians in America? do
not know them as SUCH"
Lord Hartingtop.-"My belief is based
upon knowledge acquired when 1 was last
In office. Cheers There is also the fact
that the same statements have repeatedly
been made in the papers without contradic
ton. Can Mr.. Parnell deny knowing that
Alexander Sullivan has beer the leader of